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GATE.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 8, 1908. 920,305, Patented May 4, 1909.

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UNITE SIIAI JAMES FINCH, OF ALBION, MICHIGAN.

GATE.

Speeiiication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application led June 8, 1908. Serial No. 437,442.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Janes FINCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albion, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Gates; and I do declare the iollowing to be a Iull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to gates, and more especially to the farm type.

It has for its object to provide for the ready opening and closing oi the gate and for the bodily removal oi the gate and its pivoting or hinging support under certain conditions, and means whereby the gate may be readily replaced.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists oic certain novel 'features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustratingthe preferred embodiment oi my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation oit the gate with the clips shown in alternate position in dotted lines by way oi illustrating the removal oi the gate ,Fig 2 is a detail vertical sectional view produced on the line 'Ju-r of liig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line y-y of Fig. 1.

In practicing my invention I provide a gate, 1, of the general outline disclosed, preferably composed of a plurality of longitudinal members or boards, 2, secured to uprights or end pieces, 3. Intermediate the said end pieces or uprights are suitably secured to the longitudinal members 2 or the gate parallel spaced apart upright members or pieces, 4, the purpose of which will presently appear.

A preferably tubular or cylindrical member or upright 5 is seated or let into a socket or tubular ieee, 6, suitably anchored in the ground, wit its upper end about 'flush therewith. Said upright member or pivot, 5, is received between the spaced apart parallel members, 4, of the gate, said gate being held in a slightly elevated or raised position from the surface of the ground, which is el'l'ected by arranging a suitable washer, 7, upon the upper end of the socket, 6, and upon which washer rest the lower ends of the members, 4l, of the gate.

Suitably pivoted to one of the parallel members, 4, of the gate are clips or members,

S, said clips having their irce ends received between stu-rups or keepers, 9, suitably secured to the opposite one ol the parallel members for the retention of the gate in position upon the pivot or support, 5. It will be noted that by this arrangement the gate may, by suitably a )plying pressure thereto, be swung herir/.onta ly upon said pivots and thus bc opened or closed as occasion may rcquire. It is also to be observed that in the event lit may be required to permit or allow the passage of a vehicle or piece of machinery which could not be accommodated with the gato in its working position, said gate may be bodily removed by swinging the slips, S, out of the stirrups, 9, and thus allow, as is appar ent, its removal from its pivot or member 5, and the latter' itself removed 'from its socket, atlording the entire clearance of the gatoopening -for said purpose. Also, it will be noted from the above construction and arrangement ol parts, a very simple, inexpensive and readily constructed gate is provided which is readily bodily removed, as above noted, and replaced in its working position.

From the vforegoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, he construction and operation et' the invention will be readily understood `without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any oi the advantages ol the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by etters-Patcnt, is:

1. A gate having spaced apart upright members or cleats secured laterally thereon, and a liinging member adai'itcd to lie therebetween., one of said cleats having clips pivoted thereto, the other of said cleats being provided with means for the retention olE said clips in eti'ective position.

2. A gate having lateral spaced apart upright members, a hinging or pivoting member received between said lateral upright members, a socket adapted to receive the lower end of said pivoting or hinging member, a washer arranged between said socket and the lower' ends oiE said spaced apart upright members, and clips pivoted to one ol said upright members, the other of said upright members being provided with keepers for the reception of the free ends of seid cleats.

3. In a gate, the combination With e ground socket, of e pivoting member secured thereto, o pair of bearing elements Connected to the gate and lying on either Side of seid pivoting member, and letohing elements Connected. to the bearing elements for removebly holding the gate upon the pivoting member.

4. In e gate, the combination With e ground socket, of a pivoting member removably secured therein and extending vertically from the ground, e peil' of bearing elements secured in parallel to the gate and adapted. to lie upon either side of seid pivoting member, means pivoted to one of seid my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES FINCII, Witnesses:

JOSEPH L. THOMAS, CHARLES A. DAVIS. 

